May 2005 - Two Australians moved to Tuscany where they planned to live for two years. Two weeks later their dogs, Snowy and Dermott, arrived. Seven years and a property purchase later, they're still here.

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Monday, November 10, 2008

Local Colour - Final Pages

The Flying Pictures International Sketchbook Exchange is almost over. A couple of sketchbooks, including mine, still have to finish their journey. Casey's book Local Colour is now available as a slide show on the Flying Pictures Blog. These are my sketches which were the final pages of Casey's book.

The garden chair where I photographed many of the books.

Casey's book ready to fly home to France.

The sketchbook exchange has really challenged me and I've tried a great many different styles and approaches, some more successful than others. I'm so grateful for all the enthusiasm and encouraging comments from so many of you who visit my blog. Thank you.

I was constantly inspired by the beautiful and imaginative work of my fellow Flyers and even though this project has been much more demanding than I imagined, I can't wait to fasten my seatbelt again for another creative adventure with the Flying Pictures Crew.

Vivien and Lindsay have now also created slideshows of their finished books.

I so agree, Felicity and Terry. And, Robyn, I do like it that your blog allows these great enlargements--I'm flipping them back and forth to study and enjoy. Fun to see the photo pages spread out on the chair, too. What colors!annie

Robyn, it's been a delight and an inspiration.I'll be doing another one next year and you're very welcome to join in if you've the time. (What with your wonderful new printing skills taking you on a different trip!)

What a beautiful garden you have and as for that garden chair - everyone would love to have it. .. but it would soon get rusty in England's rainy climate. Glorious sunny, bright and happy pages to finish with. Will now pop over to see all the slideshows. Flying pages has been a great success everyone and kept your fans delighted as the books evolved .

Thank you, All, I'm really tickled that you like my garden chair. I've put off sketching it for such a long time because it's so complicated, then I had a go and actually surprised myself. It didn't have to be perfect after all.

Dinah - I'd love to join in a project with you! I just need to catch up with my Italian lessons etc. for a few months.

Robyn, your paintings are lovely, especially that garden bench. It sounds like this exchange was a fun challenge for all of you. And how wonderful that you now (or will soon) have your book as a keepsake! I'm off to watch the slideshows. :)

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Every time the Australian Labor Party lost an election, my husband threatened to leave the country. In 2005, he made good his threat. Luckily, at the same time, I had decided I wanted a life instead of a career. That's how we came to live in Italy. Our two dogs, Dermott and Snowy, caring not a jot for either politics or career, only for their dinner, followed two weeks later.